This was listed as a rec based on my Uber Alpha Male Shelf. I can see why, although not as uber as I’ve seen. This is alien smut porn- the kind I dig.This was listed as a rec based on my Uber Alpha Male Shelf. I can see why, although not as uber as I’ve seen. This is alien smut porn- the kind I dig. It’s two aliens who look like human Conans who come to earth- a backwater planet to them- to get their mate. (Conveniently, she has no family, so she’s ready to be ok with the kidnapping…and ménage a trois marriage in store for her.)

Setting the ridiculous premise for a menage fantasy/porn story aside-…Honestly? I liked it. It’s hot. It’s really not badly written considering some of the other craptastic stuff out there- (Hello Jaid Black , Tek Mi Q’an series…Just ignore the fact I read every one of them. ::wince::)

The plot is... Well I cant remember. Who cares really. :P

If you like hunky alien barbaric male goodness and one girl who takes it all without the bondage element and no m/m action- I say give this here smut a try. (Haha! I can’t help but laugh that sentence. SO ridiculous.)...more

Thats right Im done already- whew. (Read it in like 6 hours at the tail end of my vacay!) First-half I needed a cigarette break after ...second-half tThats right Im done already- whew. (Read it in like 6 hours at the tail end of my vacay!) First-half I needed a cigarette break after ...second-half turned more into a romantic suspense plot but I loved it!

In Miami we get the heeeat! Russian money maker (Mafiyoso? hmmm could be? ;) ) Maksimilian Sevastyan, brother to Aleksei Sevatyan (Hero in Cole's first novel of the Game Maker series), is just looking for an “escort” for the evening. He gets more than he bargains for when he opens the door to spirited Cubana, Cat Marin- as does she.

Cat agreed to try the escort business for one reason only, to get the fast cash she needs to get the heck outta Miami and away from her psycho ex who is fast zeroing in on her.

Maksim is only looking for a sexual release with his usual type-, tall, svelte, blond, "yes" girls- not the short curvy darkhaired sass-mouth who comes walking through his door. But that luscuios rear end of hers quickly changes his mind. After a brief but sizzling evening together- fruitful for both of them I might add- she’s ready to hightail it out of there. But Maksim wants another chance. And she’s willing to give it to him for another shot at his dough—and the irresistible chemistry between them. (Ok ok, it’s def more about the chemistry and boy oh boy is it off the charts!)

Through a misunderstanding, and his strong arming- which Cat calls him on fairly quickly- they become ensconced for a much longer time. They begin breaking down long held emotional walls they both have erected that neither were prepared to come down, and I loved every bit of it.

As I alluded too- the first part of the story is all about the sex- oh so yummy!- and the second half is straight out romantic suspense as they deal with the fall out of her first marriage. But this second venture into the Game Maker series is by far better then the first, imo.

I read this as a serial story- chopped up and divvied out like misers with gold? Because that's what you are you wretched publishers/marketers. (I'm bI read this as a serial story- chopped up and divvied out like misers with gold? Because that's what you are you wretched publishers/marketers. (I'm blaming them because I refuse to believe KC could be so cruel. I mean really, to borrow a phrase- Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.)

It's hard enough waiting for stories that are good from authors you love, you do this to us? You've made yourselves to be bigger cock-teases than the writers of "How I met your mother" and it's just wrong to play with fangirl hearts-and wallets- like this. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

As you can see, I do not approve.

That said- the first part? This is good. Seriously hot. Natalie is a heroine I can get on board with, despite her virgin status. (not that there's anything wrong with that. Of course not.) But Sevastyan? Yes, please.

The last two parts? Def did not deliver. Which was a disappointment. Im so glad to see the next installment in the series is out in its entirety. Because this serialization junk? Does not work for this author....more

Ty Walker is so shivery yummy- with his laconic talk, café au lait skin, and gorgeous eyes- I was hooked as soon as he shimmered onto the pages. He haTy Walker is so shivery yummy- with his laconic talk, café au lait skin, and gorgeous eyes- I was hooked as soon as he shimmered onto the pages. He has a inner nobility that gets me eveytime and can I just say, I want me a man like that. ::sigh::

Here's the lowdown:

Doing a “favor” for a drug dealer friend of her dead boyfriend- Lexie Berry would have checked out of Shift’s life long ago but sometimes its best to appease in what little ways you could to keep these type of characters off your back. Her first glimpse of Ty Walker strolling out of jail told her she was in a shitload of trouble, but carry on she did. And- he was beautiful.

Picking up an ex-con in prison and heading to Vegas with him was probably the stupidest thing she ever did, but see, she wanted to start a new life, and managing at Lowensteins doesn’t get all the “cake” you need to do that (as I paraphrase the author.) So Lexie agreed to do this job for Shift- besides the degenerate hadn’t pushed her beyond her boundaries yet. One more job- one more dollar- closer to her goal was just okay with her. And too- the man she just picked up was beautiful.

Alexa Anne Berry was everything he desired while wasting 5 yrs in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. And he needed her- for more reasons than one. He cant believe she was connected to Duane “Shift” Martinez- for she was all light and that POS was decidedly not, but he decided to trust her.

Lexie could hardly believe the proposal Ty was making- and by proposal she was speaking literally. He needed her to pretend to be his wife, loving wife, for a short time and after she’d be richer and free of Shift forever. Expressed in a way that wasn't exactly the proposal every gal dreams of to say the least, but how could she turn him down?

This is, of course, only the beginning of the roller coaster ride she just got on with Ty. The attraction is instant and therefor, it doesn’t take either of them long to figure out they want a shot at makin their marriage real.

Lexie follows Ty back to his hometown and the source of his wrongful imprisonment, and it’ll take feds, friends and the truth from an ex-girlfriend fiend to bring down the corrupt system that did him in. Meanwhile, the two find they cant live without each other, even when one believes the worst of another.

Anxst, heat, crazy loyal townsfolk, and the bringing down of a racist cop that had a chokehold on wealthy individuals through their dirty peccadillos, this book is a stand up on your chair and cheer for the good guys typa a story I always fall for. What makes it even better is the atypical hero and his I-don’t-give-a-shit straight forward talk. The steely-strengthed sweetness of the heroine whom, lets face it, had some fabulous shoes didnt hurt either. LOVED the whole story and nary a stupid dialogue stutter that populates most of Kristen Ashley's books are in it- could be my favorite one from this author.......more

I was so curious about this one because so many seem to like the series. I was initially intrigued- liked the rocker idea mixed with hot sex. But abouI was so curious about this one because so many seem to like the series. I was initially intrigued- liked the rocker idea mixed with hot sex. But about a quarter of the way in, I realized I was reading someone's juvenile sexual fantasy of having a rock god/band all to themselves, which believe me, seems like a huge "duh" to me now beings as that's why it probably intrigued me in the first place. But alas the idea of it works better than the reality- as with most fantasies.